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    use of the tesla effect is commonly used in electric toothbrushes so that they can stay completely watertight, it is also in the wireless phone chargers. “He also devised a system which anticipated World-wide wireless communications, fax machines, radar, radio-guided missiles and aircraft.” Tesla knew that what he discovered was big and would change the world forever. Tesla made many inventions and even an alleged “teleforce weapon” which was electric, and would have required an extremely large…

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    neighborhood. We can accredit the light source and power we have today to Nikola Tesla. Tesla was a Serbian inventor who came to the United States in order to build off of Thomas Edison’s findings of how light works and establish the idea of alternating current (AC) electrical power. Because of his extensive research and hardwork, Tesla had created a legacy for himself and invented something we still use today in our everyday lives. Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia. As…

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    Notwithstanding, sound and radio signs carried on electrical wire are additionally cases of substituting current. In these applications, a vital objective is frequently the recuperation of data encoded (or tweaked) onto the AC flag. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American architect and creator who is very respected in vitality history for his improvement of exchanging current (AC) electrical frameworks. He likewise made uncommon commitments in the fields of electromagnetism and remote radio…

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    Tesla, born July 9/10/1856, Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Croatia) Died January 7-1943, New York, U.S. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American Inventor and engineer who discovered and patented the rotating magnetic field the basis of most alternating-current machinery. Sadly few people recognize his name today, and even among those who do, the words Nikola Tesla are likely to summon up the image of a crackpot rather than an authentic scientist. Nikola Tesla was the greatest inventor the world has…

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    Deadly, wicked, genius, brilliant, and wizard were all used to describe the bright and advanced mind of which belonged to Nikola Tesla. Too advanced for his time, Tesla’s ideas prove to be brilliant in today’s time. Tesla’s inventions and ideas lead to the advancement of society. Tesla believed that electricity could be found all around the world, and that it was easy to access. When Tesla came to America, he met an Indian Guru who taught Tesla about prana. The basis of prana is that energy…

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    farming machinery. Tesla took advantage of this generator to convert it into an electric motor. Furthermore, he was foreseeing the development of a magnetic field which would be later used as a induction motor, also considering it his first successful performance of an alternating current(AC). Reputedly, Tesla moved to New York in 1884 eagerly buoyant to create modern…

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    for a job eventually making his own company “Tesla Electric Company”. Later on, George Westinghouse became interested in the idea of alternating current; as it might be able to provide long-distance energy to the nation. In 1888 he purchased patents from Tesla for a sum of $50,000 in cash. This put Tesla and Westinghouse in competition with an Edison as he tried to sell his direct current system to the nation. This was the beginning of the current wars. In 1893 Westinghouse was powering the…

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    Thomas Edison who, upon thinking about the light bulb decided that it would one day be possible to illuminate an entire city. The technology of creating light with electricity had existed since 1800 when Humphry Davis managed to create the first electric arc lamp by feeding electricity through carbon electrodes. While this did produce light, the system was extremely large and it burnt out quickly, resulting in a need to replenish the carbon electrodes frequently. The first improvement that was…

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    know Thomas Alva Edison? We can presumably infer that every single person in this world know who he is — the light bulb inventor. While we know him well, who knows Nicola Tesla? People tend not to realize that Tesla’s electricities, the Alternative Current model, are implemented worldwide nowadays. Hence, Tesla’s contributions are also as beneficial as Edison’s. Both of them were renown inventors who pioneered many of modern leading technologies regarding their developmental inventions,…

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    One of his most significant inventions is the AC electrical system. In 1887, whenever he received funding for his Tesla Electric Light Company, he filed patents for several AC inventions. His system caught interest of engineer and businessman George Westinghouse, who wanted to supply the nation with long-distance power. In 1888, Westinghouse purchased his patents for $60,000…

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